Veganism: Don't Debate the Details. (Vegan Artichoke Response)

13 May 2016 [link youtube]


My own earlier video "Dealing with disrespectful questions [about veganism]" = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtfudw6t2Mc

Vegan Artichoke, "Veganism is Emotionally Exhausting" = https://youtu.be/5Pvf5HTJg3U

Vegan Artichoke, "Are Problematic Vegans Helping or Hurting the Vegan Movement?" = https://youtu.be/iCzNBu2KvMY


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an ex evangelical Christian and he
faith (as he formally had it as he was age in his life... I think up to about middle age) he did not preach to people they were That when he sat down next to a stranger real pressure, to share the gospel with out, are they already Cristian, or where conversation could be the difference This video is about veganism. "vegan artichoke". For most of you this will She gets fewer than a hundred views on two videos that are of a more profound the vegan movement?". So those are two videos I other videos are just talking about her or what-have-you; that's of no interest to me but, about what she calls vegan activism in are sometimes, hostile sometimes challenging her veganism. Also, relations with other vegans and how whole. It gives me pragmatic advice that some of will find offensive. gonna give you the link to my own disrespectful questions as if people ask disrespectful to challenge you got a lot you does contain helpful advice for all really tell you Who I am and why I I do and then gives you examples of how gives you a more general methodological turnaround soviet art show I think the of thinking of all conversations as it's not and if you think of every you're stuck in the trap of that casual conversation with the person trying to save his soul right that's the do not have to testify you do not have justify your worldview in these a that may seem like a stupid point to India obviously her attraction for both so I don't know if you're taking every meal conversation as as as activism for get burnt out second thing is there's a treating the other person's question as know I said earlier video these people on animal rights not even if they say challenger and they demand scientific these these organizations I've actually you're right what about huffing glue glue how do you know that's bad for you conversation right now walk me through high from sniffing glue causes brain believe based on what I've read that I have clue how you if you want to you can books off the shelf that will really step-by-step biochemistry and you know this was discovered how the brain damage unknowable but I'm telling you I just sniff glue anyone in my life I care sniffing glue I would never let my own I'm completely convinced that sniffing not a neurosurgeon I'm not a not gonna break down for you know why brain you know people who have these against diluting her video tape shows you're right justifications you've given for why you eating meat do you really think that's your reasons really for why you don't say he said you know what I don't think reason why you do not want to do cocaine you don't wanna be a crack it I think at be a good person or you wanna think mean you regard someone is a terrible many famous artists singers rappers DMX cocaine it's it's on the record but yeah friend of mine of a co-worker at the differently I think you'd look at me less trustworthy the less good they're differently about yourself if you work to be a good person you know if you talk their longtime friend family member or use basically reverse Socratic method you're right now all your points you island scientific reasoning evolution you're right so why do you think it raised your right you know me you know me know if they're not that close to you can look him straight in the face oh fool is that what it is what's the point of those conversations yourself the point is not to give them of these people have access to the same internet more than ever you don't even wanted to know these questions and like I would compare Nations that was working on creating a people of Canada what Americans call why are you studying for his nation's I happened in 1734 and then this event of the RCA AP report says this that to the question even if they're asking conversation and again even if the I read this study about 25 percent something to say you know what you're so happy for you that you read some some why does it matter so much to me and I for the same reasons I think you have fundamentally some of the same reasons something in common there there's some lives are not just about indulging in changed the way we think about ourselves you know what scientific information is exactly why know breathing insolvent I don't know addicted to it brain scans damn scary if my own kid got somebody I knew if my co-worker at the glue but I am I'm not a neuroscientist in that kind of detail that's not really is it that they wanna know what's the motivations it's a question of who you to say you can invite them in a kind of answer the question why do you think it these things you say are true what do issue is and again I mean when I was real issue in table doesn't matter what want it was what motivates me to do the having a text book open and memorizing of the months and the word for spoon and infinite in any language there are so language like that apart from the stuff so what what motivates you what care right particular fact again nothing open heart in two separate to trying to testify I'm not trying to evangelical preacher this is not gonna be real with you and ultimately I what do I believe and why do I believe an expert on not brain chemistry not and not even from conditions I'm not the conditions I read some stuff and not my having I feel I know enough to make the we're talking about Who Am I who are you know really simple sense what you're life what does it mean for you and need when you speak to that it doesn't matter will not get burnt out you will not get dragged into the types of conflicts that making your life miserable so mean thats ultimately is understanding the question I like to say keeping it real